Cost of Living Comparison Between Wroclaw and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Wroclaw and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Wroclaw is 5.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 37.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Wroclaw is 2.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Wroclaw
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.99 zł 40.44
$11.85 MX$211
-7.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$54.5 zł 201
$42.16 MX$750
29.34%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.01 zł 33.16
$10.75 MX$191
-16.19%
Cappuccino
$4.04 zł 14.88
$3.47 MX$61.8
16.43%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.82 zł 6.69
$1.45 MX$25.85
25.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.41 zł 5.18
$0.90 MX$16.06
56.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.18 zł 15.38
$3.05 MX$54.3
37.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.14 zł 15.25
$4.42 MX$78.6
-6.33%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Wroclaw
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.04 zł 3.81
$1.37 MX$24.36
-24.09%
White Bread (500g)
$1.34 zł 4.93
$1.87 MX$33.31
-28.34%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.43 zł 5.25
$1.54 MX$27.46
-7.14%
Eggs
$3.33 zł 12.24
$2.50 MX$44.53
33.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.36 zł 34.43
$8.61 MX$153
8.71%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.54 zł 24.07
$8.63 MX$154
-24.22%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.65 zł 46.54
$11.02 MX$196
14.79%
Apples (1kg)
$1.16 zł 4.25
$2.75 MX$48.91
-57.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.84 zł 6.77
$1.43 MX$25.41
28.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.01 zł 7.39
$1.87 MX$33.32
7.49%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.29 zł 12.12
$2.17 MX$38.56
51.61%
Potato (1kg)
$1.06 zł 3.91
$1.88 MX$33.50
-43.62%
Onion (1kg)
$1.26 zł 4.64
$2.25 MX$39.96
-44.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.29 zł 4.73
$1.07 MX$18.99
20.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.71 zł 2.60
$1.07 MX$19.10
-33.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.05 zł 18.58
$4.15 MX$73.9
21.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.42 zł 31.00
$10.34 MX$184
-18.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 zł 4.61
$1.68 MX$29.87
-25.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.91 zł 7.04
$2.48 MX$44.19
-22.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Wroclaw
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.24 zł 4.56
$0.55 MX$9.87
125.45%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.02 zł 110
$26.53 MX$472
13.15%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.79 zł 10.25
$3.22 MX$57.2
-13.35%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.88 zł 3.25
$2.48 MX$44.15
-64.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.77 zł 39.65
$3.11 MX$55.3
246.30%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.70 zł 6.26
$1.26 MX$22.34
34.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.7K zł 123.9K
$30.7K MX$545.4K
9.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.4K zł 111.9K
$24.0K MX$427.6K
26.47%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Wroclaw
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$330 zł 1,215
$82.5 MX$1,467
300.25%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.09 zł 37.15
$22.29 MX$396
-54.73%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.45 zł 60.5
$30.02 MX$534
-45.20%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Wroclaw
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.40 zł 130
$51.4 MX$915
-31.18%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.38 zł 78.7
$18.29 MX$325
16.89%
Cinema Ticket
$8.06 zł 29.67
$4.98 MX$88.7
61.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Wroclaw
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$467 zł 1,720
$200 MX$3,558
133.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,523 zł 35.0K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
79.54%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Wroclaw
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$79.1 zł 291
$35.71 MX$635
121.51%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.66 zł 142
$39.56 MX$704
-2.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$89.6 zł 330
$80.6 MX$1,433
11.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$98.0 zł 360
$88.3 MX$1,571
10.91%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Wroclaw
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$907 zł 3,338
$969 MX$17.2K
-6.44%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$703 zł 2,587
$482 MX$8,579
45.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,503 zł 5,533
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-5.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,127 zł 4,148
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-4.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,826 zł 17.8K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
19.16%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,510 zł 12.9K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-46.19%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Wroclaw
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,875 zł 6,901
$756 MX$13.5K
147.94%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.38
11.42
-35.38%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Wroclaw: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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